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Arrowhead 135, Jan 30th to Feb 1st 2023

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This is a nearly 10,000-word race report, so if you don't feel inclined to read it all, there is just one main thing I would like you to know about this race: You can never, ever afford to forget about the ever-present threat of snowmobiles on this trail.  However long it's been since you saw another human and however exhausted you may have become; if you can't see a bunch of trail ahead of you, you need to make every effort to anticipate a high-speed vehicle suddenly appearing and KEEP TO THE RIGHT.  This is a dangerous, dangerous trail...   However chill it may seem for hours and hours on end.   Take care out there.  Live to suffer another day!  Alright, then...  On with the race report ^_^   I couldn't really call the Arrowhead "tough," per se.  That wouldn't seem fair.  It was more "very flippin' tough."  Which is what I signed up for and endeavoured to remain grateful to receive during my time out on the trail.  And that's fully ackn